Liberty University and the LaHaye Ice Center will again serveas host for this year's NCWA National Duals. Located on thecampus of Liberty University in the city of Lynchburg, Va, the LaHaye Ice Center will be converted into a first classNational Duals Championship venue holding four mats and​seating for over 3,000 fans.

﻿If Liberty University offers the Perfect Venue, Then the City of Lynchburg is the Ultimate HostLocated near the geographic center of the state, Lynchburg is bordered by the eastern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is located approximately 180 miles southwest of the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Lynchburg is a historical town with all the amenities needed to host a first class National Wrestling Event. The city has embraced wrestling and has committed to help put the Duals into the National Spotlight. The event will boast over 20 of the top College Wrestling programs in the country.

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Transportation

﻿﻿Liberty University is a short 10 minute drive from Lynchburg Regional Airport and only 70 minutes from Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport

Lynchburg Restaurants

As with most College towns the city has No shortage of great hospitality displayed by the local eateries. 20 to 30 restaurants circle the campus. all are within walking distance or less than a 5 min drive. a few examples:ApplebeesSteak & ShakeCiCis PizzaRed Lobster

﻿2018 NCWA NATIONAL DUALS

THE GRAND NATIONAL TITLE HOPES BEGIN HERE

The 2018 NCWA National Duals is the springboard for a team’s national title contention. The NCWA has united its two championship events into a single scoring system, the NCWA Championship Series, which is unique among all other major-college championship sports. The tournament has now gone to a selection format in which the top-16 teams across the country are selected by the National Dual Selection Committee made up of the NCWA Executive Board and the 9 Conference Chairmen. The winner of the National Duals will earn 16 team points which will transfer to the start of the NCWA Championships in March, with the second place team earning 15 points, third place 14, and so on down to one point for 16th place. The team points won at the National Duals will then be added to those earned in the individual brackets at the NCWA Championships in March to determine a true overall national-champion team while keeping intact the traditional individual championships that have been the NCWA’s hallmark season-ending event.

The NCWA was the first to use the new team scoring system at its 2014 championships. The new format is based upon recommended rule changes being adopted by both the National Wrestling Coaches Association and the NCAA Wrestling Committee. Both associations will be watching its use by the NCWA closely while studying it for their own future use.

LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA AND THE LIBERTY FLAMESThis is the second season for Liberty University and the City of Lynchburg to host the National Duals and the first under the new format of 16-teams.

NEVER A THREE-PEAT CHAMPION ... COULD LIBERTY DO IT THIS YEARAs defending champion the Emmanuel College will try capture the title again in 2018. No team has repeated as champion in the tournament’s twelve-year history. Grand Valley State won National Duals titles hosted by the NWCA in 2007 and 2008 before the tournament became an official NCWA-championship event. Since then, Grand Valley State (2009), Marion Military Institute (2010), California Baptist (2011), Liberty University (2012), Lindenwood-St. Charles (2013), Grand Canyon (2014), Liberty University (2015), Central Florida (2016), and Emmanuel (2017) have won dual championship titles. No team has won the event in its current format three times. With home mat advantage, can the Flames be the first? They will have to surpass a field of past dual champions to accomplish the feat as Grand Valley State and either Central Florida or Emmanuel College likely stand in their way.

THE BEST TEAMS ARE HERE:Eleven of the top 15 teams in the current NCWA-D1 rankings are in this year’s 16-team field, including #1 Emmanuel, #2 Central Florida,#3 Grand Valley State, #4 Middle Tennessee State, #5-t Liberty, #5-t Springfield Tech CC, #7 Toledo, #10 Apprentice, #11 UMBC, #12 Maine, and #13 Alfred State Also joining the field from NCWA-D1 will be #16 Temple, #17 Washington State, #20 Grays Harbor, and #26 RPI. The only NCWA-D2 team to make the field is #7 Penn State WC.​NCWA WELCOMES FLOWRESTLINGThe National Duals can be followed live on the #1 national media network Flo Wrestling.com.​Go to the search menu at FloWrestling.com and enter ‘NCWA’. Find the National Duals among their listings.